Open AccessRecent progress in pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Christopher L.,
Herman Joseph M.,
Laheru Daniel A.,
Klein Alison P.,
Erdek Michael A.,
Fishman Elliot K.,
Hruban Ralph H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21190
Subject(s) - pancreatic cancer , safer , medicine , multidisciplinary approach , cancer , pancreas , radiation therapy , intensive care medicine , computer science , political science , computer security , law
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Pancreatic cancer is currently one of the deadliest of the solid malignancies. However, surgery to resect neoplasms of the pancreas is safer and less invasive than ever, novel drug combinations have been shown to improve survival, advances in radiation therapy have resulted in less toxicity, and enormous strides have been made in the understanding of the fundamental genetics of pancreatic cancer. These advances provide hope but they also increase the complexity of caring for patients. It is clear that multidisciplinary care that provides comprehensive and coordinated evaluation and treatment is the most effective way to manage patients with pancreatic cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 2013;63:318‐348. © 2013 American Cancer Society.